Official UK procurement notice
Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR)
Authority: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council would like to invite suitably experienced and qualified consultants to undertake an update to the Housing Needs and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR) for the Borough in accordance with the latest National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and associated Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). This will form an integral part of the evidence base used to underpin new housing-and employment related policies in the new Local Plan.
The Borough Council has been preparing a local plan since 2021. The emerging Local Plan (2020-2040) has been examined and is soon to be considered for adoption. The transitional provisions of the December 2024 National Planning Policy Framework (“NPPF”) (paragraphs 234b & 236 respectively) for Local Plan making, allowed the examination of the Plan to take place using a previous version of the NPPF (the 2023 Framework). In the December 2024 NPPF, the government introduced a new method for calculating local housing need. This increased the housing need figure for the Borough to 551 dwellings per annum (at the time of writing) compared with the emerging Local Plan requirement for 400 dwellings per annum.
The Council is required to start an update to the Local Plan from the summer of 2026 and this study will form a key part of the evidence base for the new Local Plan.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£55,000
- Condition of participation
No conditions of participation have been identified.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): 20%
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): 20%
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): 20%
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): A desk based evaluation of the price(s) submitted utilising the following formula Bid’s score = 100 x (lowest cost / this cost).
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): Technical Merit of the submitted Proposal.
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): Bidders understanding of the project requirements
- Local Plan Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR): Qualification and experience of staff and other resources delivering the solution.
- Condition of participation
No conditions of participation have been identified.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 May 2026, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 11:35 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040923- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06911dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published170 days ago5 May 2026, 11:35 BST
- Clarification questions by156 days ago19 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline142 days ago2 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 11:35 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Local Plan HEDNA and ELR - Invitation to Tender Part 1.
- Bidding documents and specifications Local Plan HEDNA and ELR - Invitation to Tender Part 2.
- Bidding documents and specifications Local Plan HEDNA and ELR - Draft Short Form Services Contract Template.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender